This week saw a dramatic turn in our nation’s desperate efforts to clean up the increasingly poisonous online sewers that we call social media. First, the backstory. If you publish a newspaper or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are vocal critics of Section 230. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Section 230 ...

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“Section 230 was created so that social media apps and other content providers on the internet could essentially provide content moderation while not being sued for any of the content that was created ...

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So it’s a bit of a surprise to see a legislative proposal on Section 230 that thoughtfully, if imperfectly, addresses some of the most glaring problems with the law. The SAFE TECH Act, a bill ...

When Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was enacted in 1996, the internet was a far smaller and friendlier place. The controversial law–which frees online platforms of legal responsibility ...

President Donald Trump has launched a full-bore attack on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 shields tech companies from being held liable for what users post on their ...

The future of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act hangs in the balance. Some believe it is essential for interactive computer services. (I’ll just call them platforms.) Others believe its ...

In the nearly 27 years since the United States Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, courts have broadly interpreted it to protect online communities for being legally ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In 1996 Congress passed the Communications Decency Act, which includes ...